Brother's Keeper✔️

24. And a Two

Jordan POV

Hell week was just what it sounded like, hell.

But that just meant the other side was close. After challenging them physically, they were put to the test mentally with several tests on what they spent weeks learning.

The end was near

"Lil brothers, we brought you here tonight to meet the other half of your family," Brian stated to them as they stood inside the MAX house to meet their pledges.

It was the first time he was ever inside their infamous house, the only Black Greek organization on campus to have an official house. It was bigger inside than it looked outside, and just like the EU house, MAX paraphernalia was everywhere around the room. Everything in their colors. Orange and khaki. It was nice. He knew it was something that the Alumnae paid for yearly with dues, and he wished the EU had a similar network like that.

Maybe that was something he could work on once he crossed.

He knew to look over the pledges, but not stare. There were four of them, the shortest that dancer chick that one the talent show. Man, she was fly. He would not mind trying to get with her.

"We're bringing you all together so that you can meet the other half of your family. It's not just about Epsilon Upsilon," Brian said. "We have love for the ladies of Mu Alpha Chi Sorority."

They learned a bit of that over the weeks. Though their bond was not official like Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta, they were connected being that they were both founded within a few miles of each other in the same state. When MAX began twenty years ago, Epsilon Upsilon was still fairly new so they assisted the ladies because the bigger more established ones were not trying to step up.

"I see we have most of the school talent here with us," Jill said with a chuckle. "Anika, your two guys, well all right!"

"They should put on a show for us, all together," Lark said.

"Yo, that doesn't sound half bad," Taj said.

Thus began their work on a joint probate show. A probate show was the first-see at new initiates on the college campus. They usually donned masks to cover their faces till their pledge names were revealed. He had been to a couple last year and watched more on line. He could not believe they were at this stage of the process.

The end was definitely near.

They let all pledges assemble in the basement with anything they needed to work on their show.

"Are we supposed to dance and do all that, cuz-" Daysha, with the loud purple hair, asked.

"No, haven't you seen a probate show?" Anika asked her.

"Uh, not sure," she said.

"And you're a senior?" Jameela asked. "Lark probated by herself last year, and so did Brian, but not together. All the Black Greek organizations do it. You know, reveal themselves."

"Oh yeah, I think I saw the Deltas or the Alphas my freshman year or something. But if I didn't know anyone crossing, I wasn't trying to go," she said.

"I haven't told anyone I'm crossing," Jordan said. "Good thing I'm doing it with my roomie."

"Aw, that's pretty cool," Anika said to him. "And you guys were good in the talent show...I mean, not better than me."

He liked a cocky girl. Turned him on. He shook the thought of her out of his head so he could focus.

"Didn't you guys already get all the info you're supposed to say? All we have to do is put it together in a show. Any cool moves we want to do, Anika and I can come up with. And my boy can help with singing."